Monday, June 1, 2009

Andrew's First Night/ Morning of Day Two

Andrew had a tiring but good first night. He is real tired and will hopefully get more rest throughout the day- but is telling us (through the breathing tube) "I will fight this" "I will beat this". We are so proud of him!!! He started exercising his arms and it sounds like he's got the right attitude.

However, we need prayers more than ever for the spinal cord injury that Andrew received. We need to pray for a miracle- pray so that he can be able to wiggle his toes. An injury like Andrew's leaves little chance for walking so we need a miracle. People have been pouring in their support, and that is so important- so thank you everyone.

Also- the nurses will slowly begin to decrease the breathing support throughout the morning. If everything goes well and Andrew is able to breath on his own, we should have him tube free by this afternoon- which will be so wonderful for him. PRAY PRAY PRAY!

So sad when I heard what happened. Lindsay and I have been thinking about you ever since. I will have the Andrew Hippert update pulled up on my computer screen here at work just waiting for some more good news. Can't wait to see ya. Stay positive and wiggle them toes buddy. We love ya thoughts and prayers always.

"u can do all things through christ our lord who strengthens u!" phillipians 4:13, best of luck we r continuously praying for u, callie and ur family, now wiggle those little piggy's! love matt and cayce

Andrew, you have been in our thoughts and prayers since yesterday morning when John called Sevag. I haven’t had the opportunity to meet you yet but I have heard about your wonderful sense of humor, your motivation to succeed, your fun personality and how good you fish. Sevag says you’re “a great guy.” I wanted to let you know that I have worked very closely with spinal cord injury patients at Northridge Hospital Rehabilitation Center and know how difficult and long this recovery journey may be for you and your loved ones. If there is anything I can do to help you or your family please don’t hesitate to call. My number is (323) 496-8843 and Sevag’s number is (323) 496-3915. If you need information/referrals when you come back please let me know (you or family members can email me at drlisamanuelian@yahoo.com). You will always be in our prayers. Have hope, it only gets better with time.

Okay Andrew,Here's a shout out to you from the entire Aguirre/Pable clan!We have literally hundreds of prayer warriors out there storming the heavens on your behalf. We have been very aware of the effect of our prayers joined with everyone else's since yesterday morning--Praise God!!I have every confidence that you will be walking again, Andrew. It may be painful and may take a long time, but it seems everyone agrees, if anyone can pull out of this, it is you! Just remember, you're not doing this on your own....God is piloting you thru the storm. Follow Him!Much love and many prayers,the families of Robert and Rose Aguirre

Andrew,I have yet to meet you, but I have heard much about you from Andy and others who know you. All I have heard is what a fun and good guy you are. I just want to wish you the best of luck with your recovery. Based on the updates it seems you are staying strong and making some great progress. Keep it up! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.-Shawn Hannemann

Hey Andrew!We just wanted to let you know how much we have been thinking about you. You are making such great progress! Keep it going strong!! Please know that we will continue to pray for your full recovery. May God bless you and your family.-Paul and Michelle Coenen

Second Annual Andrew Hippert Open

Come join us for the Second Annual Andrew Hippert Open. 18 holes of fun (and some golf) food and silent auction afterwards. 10 AM shotgun start. More details to come, but sign up now to ensure your spot.

You can view information, read/write comments, and sign up for the event Here. However, if you do not have a facebook account, please feel free to e-mail Mark Lee with questions or a request for a spot at mrk3525@gmail.com.

Date:

Monday, August 30, 2010

Time:

9:30am - 7:00pm

Location:

High Cliff Golf Course

Street:

W5095 Golf Course Road

City/Town:

Sherwood, W

Wiggle Those Toes Bracelets!!!

Now for sale!

In case you didn't get a chance to make it to the Benefit... Or just forgot to buy a bracelet when you were there.... You still have time! Quantities are limited.... so buy quickly! (Only $5 with Shipping)

DONATIONS

Thank you all for your amazing support! We have had many requests for the ability to donate to Andrew's rising medical costs and have created a PayPal account connected the Andrew Hippert Benefit Account at Fox Communities Credit Union.
Upon making a donation through the link below, a receipt will be sent to your email address. In addition, you will have the option to print a receipt from the site. If you wish to send a donation by mail, you can send it to
Norman Hippert
fbo Andrew Hippert
3110 Simon Road
Manitowoc, WI 54220

POSTING A COMMENT

If you are having difficulties posting a blog, you can follow these steps on posting:

Under each post by Andrew it will read something like: "Posted by Andrew's Family at 9:17 AM20 comments" Please click on "# comments" under the specific post you would like to comment on. (for general comments, it is a good idea to leave your message under the most recent post by Andrew)

Once you have clicked on "# comments" you will be brought to a page that shows all other comments that have been left on this post. Please scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and type your message in the empty text box under "Post a Comment". Once you have finished typing your message, you will want to choose how you are going to "Comment as:" by choosing from the drop down box next to "Select Profile...". If you do not want to sign in using a specific account, you can simply choose Anonymous (but be sure to leave your name in the message so Andrew knows who you are). If you choose to use a google, AIM, or etc. account to sign in, you will be prompted by the blog to enter your screen name or email address.

Once you have chosen one of these choices, please click on "Post Comment" - if you choose to log in with a google email account or AIM screen name, you may be prompted at this time to enter a password. Please fill in the appropriate information (including any "word verification" prompts) and your message will be posted!

I hope this is helpful! While some people are having problems posting- always try again before you give up.... If you type a real long message, you may want to consider copying the message, in case it were to get lost. That way you can just paste it in if you need to.

What Happened:

Andrew Hippert was in a tragic accident in a swimming pool on May 31st around 3 AM. In this accident he burst a vertebrae in his neck, fractured several others, and bruised his spinal cord. We are asking for prayers to help him recover the most of his functions in the long road ahead of him.